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The Songs of Hollywood
From "Over the Rainbow" to "Moon River" and from Al Jolson to Barbra Streisand, The Songs of Hollywood traces the fascinating history of song in film, both in musicals and in dramatic movies such as High Noon. Extremely well-illustrated with 200 film stills, this delightful book sheds much light on some of Hollywood's best known and loved repertoire, explaining how the fil...more
Hardcover, 270 pages
Published
April 7th 2010
by Oxford University Press
(first published March 10th 2010)
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The introduction of movies with sound - known at the time as "talkies" - brought about a revolution in Hollywood. The Songs of Hollywood explores how music, and more specifically, songs with words in them, shaped the movies they appeared in. Furia and Patterson explore the relationship between movie studios and sheet music publishers, the careers of many famous songwriting teams (many of whom are perhaps more well-known for their musicals) and the experiences of the performers who made their nam...more
It was a little monotonous with the constant (constant!) recounting of movie plots. There are a few nuggets of information and insights, but not enough. This probably makes a better live presentation than book.
It doesn't cover TV at all, otherwise it might have addressed Dr. Horrible Sing-Along Blog or the musical episodes of different TV shows (like on Buffy or Moonlighting). It doesn't spend very much time with the Broadway musicals adapted for film in the last ten years. It doesn't even talk...more
It doesn't cover TV at all, otherwise it might have addressed Dr. Horrible Sing-Along Blog or the musical episodes of different TV shows (like on Buffy or Moonlighting). It doesn't spend very much time with the Broadway musicals adapted for film in the last ten years. It doesn't even talk...more
Have to admit I didn't read every word; I skimmed a lot of the book but what a treasure trove of information about movie musicals! Made me add to my already long list of movies I want to see, or see again.
I didn't think I could learn anything new about this topic, and already on page 15 I've learned several.
Finished it! It became a bit redundant, yet a good review of the American movie musical. My only squable is that The Pirate, although it doesn't have memborable songs, is still a great move.
Finished it! It became a bit redundant, yet a good review of the American movie musical. My only squable is that The Pirate, although it doesn't have memborable songs, is still a great move.
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